Science fiction
Myrmidon Books Ltd Space Captain Smith
Book SynopsisIn the 25th Century the British Space Empire thrives in Earth's corner of the Milky Way. The only threat is the gathering menace of the evil Ghast Empire whose arachnoid stormtroopers are hell bent on galactic domination and the extermination of all humanoid life. Captain Isambard Smith is the square-jawed, courageous and somewhat asinine new commander of the clapped out and battle damaged light cruiser John Pym. His entire crew comprises his trusted friend Suruk, a seven foot tusked and mandibled headhunter, his android pilot, who is secretly a fugitive sex toy, and a hamster called Gerald. Their mission is a simple one: to collect new-age herbalist Rhianna Mitchell from the laid back New Francisco orbiter and bring her back to Earth. Straightforward enough - except the Ghasts want her too and, in addition to a whole fleet of Ghast warships, Smith has to confront void sharks, a universe-weary android assassin and John Gilead, psychopathic naval officer from the fanatically religious Republic of Eden.
£8.54
Myrmidon Books Ltd God Emperor Of Didcot
Book SynopsisTea...a beverage brewed from the fermented dried leaves of the shrub Camellia sinensis and imbibed by all the great civilisations in the galaxy's history; a source of refreshment, stimulation and, above all else, of moral fibre - without which the British Space Empire must surely crumble to leave Earth at the mercy of its enemies. Sixty per cent of the Empire's tea is grown on one world - Urn, principal planet of the Didcot system. If Earth is to keep fighting, the tea must flow. When a crazed cult leader overthrows the government of Urn, Isambard Smith and his vaguely competent crew find themselves saddled with new allies: a legion of tea-obsessed nomads, an overly-civilised alien horde and a commando unit so elite that it only has five members. Only together can they defeat the self-proclaimed God Emperor of Didcot and confront the true power behind the coup: the sinister legions of the Ghast Empire and Smith's old enemy, Commander 462.
£7.59
Barbican Press Disnaeland
Book SynopsisWhat if the end of the world is the best thing that's never happened? As the apocalypse rolls on Donna and her eight-year-old daughter prepare for the worst. But despite the dying world, they find salvation with neighbours they never knew before. There's a chip shop fryer, student dropouts, a street gang, a disillusioned academic, an elderly Jehovah's Witness and a shopkeeper who dreamed of being a journalist. Ordinary people do extraordinary things, from sharing a cooked meal to restarting the water supply using wind power. They build a new world in the ruins of the old. But there's no paradise yet. Botched deals, armed survivalists and raids threaten to destroy progress. And the occasional screech of a fighter jet reminds them that the nuclear threat still looms... AUTHOR: Scottish novelist D.D. Johnston writes books that are "Funny as all Hell" (The Sunday Herald) and "unputtable-downable" (Northern Soul). The consistent theme throughout Johnston's writing is his love for ordinary people, and his faith in the extraordinary things we can achieve together. He lives in Cheltenham, England, where he cares for his infant son. He is a lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Gloucestershire. SELLING POINTS: . 'DD JOHNSTON, one of this country's most principled socialist novelists, is also one of the most versatile and talented around.' The Morning Star. . Postapocalyptic but not bleak; Disnaeland is witty, moving and politically charged. The speculative fiction of Disnaeland dares to invert dystopia. . A proudly Scottish novel by a Scottish author. Worthy of a place among the very best Scottish literature.
£18.04
Melrose Books The Zalan Bolt
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£11.52
Fairlight Books Dreaming in Quantum and Other Stories
Book SynopsisFrom award-winning author Lynda Clark come sixteen engrossing stories weaving together elements of folklore, fantasy and speculative fiction, all of them in Clark's darkly humorous style. In 'Ghillie's Mum', shortlisted for the BBC Short Story Award, a shape-shifting mother needs to decide whether to compromise and stay in her human form, or lose her son. In 'Total Transparency', a man is learning how to live with a gradually disappearing wife. In 'Blanks', people are paying to create clones of themselves so they will never die. And in 'Dreaming in Quantum', there's a murder to be solved which echoes through dimensions only accessible in dreams.Trade Review'In these high-concept horrors, even the strangest perversions of science and biology can feel sadly familiar, hinting at the fantasies we tell ourselves to explain, or run away from, the darkest moments of our lives' -Nick Mulgrew, author of 'A Hibiscus Coast'; 'Lynda Clark's stories are thought-provoking, very funny, sometimes poignant, and always entertaining, with a whole Buffyverse-worth of plotlines and nice, fat, satisfying endings' -Jo Lloyd, winner of the BBC National Short Story Award 2019; 'This consummate collection turns the normal strange and the strange normal: it is sublime weird writing, by turns compelling, arresting, amusing and unnerving' -Will Forrester, English PEN; 'Clark's playful narratives take us to the edges of what it is to be human' -Alison Kelly, TLS
£8.54
Fairlight Books The Therapist
Book SynopsisIn this bittersweet and hauntingly surreal tale, a couple finds the distance between them mirrored in a strange epidemic sweeping the globe. Little by little, each victim becomes transparent, their heart beating behind a visible rib cage, an intricate network of nerves left hanging in mid-air. Finally, the victims disappear entirely, never to be seen again.Trade Review'If the population of the world had vanished while I was reading Nial Giacomelli’s beautifully observed novella, I’m not sure I would have noticed. It’s that good' —Christopher Stanley, author of 'The Forest is Hungry'; The narrative drive is perfectly pitched, conveying an urgency that carries us irresistibly along while at the same time fearlessly confronting and challenging us' —Dr Meredith Miller, literary critic and author of 'Little Wrecks'
£7.59
Fragile Books Monsters of the Deep: 9: Chung Kuo
Book SynopsisWu Shih, T'ang of North America, has drawn the dragons' teeth, arresting the `Sons' and refusing to give them up to their powerful fathers until they come to heel. But in doing so he seals his own fate and feeds the flames of revolution in the process. In City Europe, Stefan Lehmann, the estranged son of the one-time Dispersionist leader, has fled to the icy Alpine wastes after the fall of DeVore's fortresses. It is from there that he returns, to set about making a name for himself in the Lowers of the City, infiltrating the cut-throat world of the Triad brotherhoods. Li Yuan has never been more content. He has come to love all three of his new wives, and celebrates the birth of his first legitimate son, Kuei Jen. In a powerful position in the Council, and with peace in the great world of levels, all seems well. Scientist, Kim Ward, has also found love - with the Marshal's daughter, Jelka Tolonen. But for both men, their happiness is to prove short-lived. The Lowers are ripe for rebellion with new groups of revolutionaries carving out small empires in those teeming warrens. And Tolonen would rather send his daughter to the far reaches of the solar system than have her marry a Clayborn. It will be seven years before they meet again; years in which Chung Kuo will rip itself apart.
£12.34
Fragile Books The White Mountain: Book 8: Chung Kuo
Book SynopsisCurrents of unrest and tides of innovation threaten to overwhelm Chung Kuo's stability. When a lethal epidemic strikes the Seven's chief supporters, Li Yuan acts ruthlessly to wipe out the disease. But his actions incur far more fatal consequences for the rule of the Seven. While the great Council of emperors splinters into factions, Kwibesi, the detention camp for terrorists, continues to establish order. However, rebellion is brutally contained inside the camp and a growing sense of injustice stirs in one of its guards, Kao Chen, who - sent there undercover by his Master, Li Yuan - begins to question his sense of duty. The Seven are now openly divided amongst themselves, while all about them allegiances are constantly shifting as each day brings new atrocities.
£12.34
Fragile Books The Broken Wheel: Book 7: Chung Kuo
Book SynopsisChung Kuo's once-perfect stasis is fast falling apart. The Seven's dominance is threatened by a series of terrorist attacks as the War of the Two Directions spreads and intensifies. Howard DeVore, the Seven's greatest enemy, is master-minding the atrocities. Kill DeVore and things would change markedly, but how can they hunt down a man who seems to be invulnerable? Maybe the answer lies in the frail figure of Kim Ward, a refugee from the Clay. But the young scientific genius is himself under threat, and it is only through an unexpected intermediary that he survives. And there is now another threat from within: Wang Sau-leyan, whose sole aim is to wreak vengeance on his dead father and brothers by bringing down the others of the Seven. How much longer can the Seven hold out?
£12.34
Fragile Books The Art of War: Book 5: Chung Kuo
Book SynopsisThe Council of Seven ruled Chung Kuo with an iron authority, their boast that they had ended Change and stopped the Great Wheel turning. But war, famine and political instability, thought to be things of the past, had returned to Chung Kuo with a vengeance. A new generation of powerful young merchants - Dispersionists - challenged the authority of the Seven, leading to what became known as 'the War-That-Wasn't-A-War' - a nasty, guerrilla form of warfare fought in the claustrophobic levels of the Cities. A brutal war without rules. A war the Seven ultimately won. But only just. And now the Seven find themselves vulnerable as the forces against them continue to grow.
£12.34
Parthian Books The Vagabond King
Book SynopsisThreon, the Vagabond King, is torn from a life in the palace by raiders and forced to scrape a living on the streets of a foreign land. Meeting a witch of the underworld, a rebel soldier and a woman cursed by a god, he seeks retribution through a quest to reclaim his home and throne. Together they rekindle old allegiances, face an immortal army and learn to trust one another. But when the gods begin to interfere with their plans, is it a curse or a blessing?
£9.49
Luath Press Ltd But n Ben A-Go-Go
Book SynopsisWith strong characters and a gripping plot, the well-defined settings create an atmosphere of paranoia and danger. The exciting denouement has a surprising twist and is set on Schiehallion. The introduction includes a section on how to read the Scots in this book, Matthew has made the spelling as straightforward as possible for a population used to English spelling conventions.Trade Review'Matthew Fitt will do for prose in Scots what Hugh MacDiarmid did for poetry in Scots' JAMES ROBERTSON, EDINURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL 2000 'a cracker' GERALDINE BRENNAN, TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT 'going where no man has gone before' STEPHEN NAYSMITH, THE HERALD 'After an initial shock, readers of this sprightly and imaginative tale will begin to relish its verbal impetus, where a standard Lallans, laced with bits of Dundonian and Aberdonian, is stretched and skelped to meet the demands of cyberjannies and virtual hoorhooses ... I recommend an entertaining and groundbreaking book.' EDWIN MORGAN
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Comma Press Settling the World: Selected Stories 1970-2020
Book SynopsisThroughout his career, M. John Harrison's writing has defied categorisation, building worlds both unreal and all-too real, overlapping and interlocking with each other. His stories are replete with fissures and portals into parallel dimensions, unidentified countries and lost lands. But more important than the places they point to are the obsessions that drive the people who so believe in them, characters who spend their lives hunting for, and haunted by, clues and maps that speak to the possibility of somewhere else. This selection of stories, drawn from over 50 years of writing, bears witness to that desire for difference: whether following backstreet occultists, amateur philosophers, down-and-outs or refugees, we see our relationship with 'the other' in microscopic detail, and share in Harrison's rejection of the idea that the world, or our understanding of it, could ever be settled.Trade Review'All [stories] are elegant and inventive... Harrison writes memorably about people who are bewildered, sidetracked, trapped or on the lookout for opportunities to change.' - The Spectator; 'Harrison excels at evoking the deadened absurdity of the everyday.' - The TLS; 'Settled... certainly doesn't mean being tucked up. Rather, again and again these works are about the settling of scores.' - The Scotsman; 'The evolution of Harrison's prose can be traced across the stories, the steely, mannered prose typical of the British New Wave giving way to the warmer, more supple sentences that mark his late style.' - The Quietus; 'Settling the World is a brilliant labyrinth of tales by one of modern fiction's most distinctive voices.' - Locus Magazine
£10.44
Comma Press Collision: Stories from the Science of CERN
Book SynopsisAs part of a unique collaboration, this book pairs a team of award-winning authors with CERN physicists to explore some of the consequences of what the LHC is learning, through fiction.
£10.99
Caffeine Nights Publishing The Periwinkle Perspective: The Giant Step
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Caffeine Nights Publishing The Brotherhood of Man
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£9.49
Stairwell Books Equinox
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£11.40
Candy Jar Books 100 Objects of Doctor Who
Book Synopsis100 Objects of Dr Who is a celebration of everyone''s favourite sci-fi show. Perfect for fans, no matter your mileage. It is ingeniously structured as a choose your own adventure - style tour around a Doctor Who museum floating in outer space. Irreverent yet exhaustive, this is a reference book with a twist!
£9.99
Hajar Press The Rupture Files
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Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd Speak Gigantular
Book Synopsis"Precise and illuminating." - Bernardine Evaristo OBE.Shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, the Saboteur Awards, the Shirley Jackson Award and the Jhalak Prize.Lovelorn aliens abduct innocent coffee shop waitresses. Ghosts of errant Londoners haunt the Underground, caught between here and the hereafter. Brave young women seek erotic empowerment... at their own peril.These are the worlds of Speak Gigantular, the startling debut short story collection from acclaimed author Irenosen Okojie MBE. Understated in her humour and razor-sharp in her observations of humankind, Okojie's eclectic anthology offers an unflinching gaze into the darkest corners of the human experience.Sexy, serious, and often downright disturbing, this brilliant debut collection sizzles with originality."A work of rare confidence, luminous imagery and full of hidden sharp edges." - Nina Allan, winner of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire."Irenosen Okojie's Speak Gigantular should, if there is any literary justice, place her in a circle with writers like Shirley Jackson, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter." - New Orleans Review.Trade ReviewEach story featured is original, dark and with a witty but dark humour which disturbs and forces the reader to question exactly what a social norm is. This is fiction at its best, enacting change, driving the reader to act and it is spectacular. * The Reading Passport *Each story featured is original, dark and with a witty but dark humour which disturbs and forces the reader to question exactly what a social norm is. This is fiction at its best, enacting change, driving the reader to act and it is spectacular. * The Reading Passport *Speak Gigantular is a work of rare confidence, luminous imagery and full of hidden sharp edges. There are few things that bring greater joy in reading than coming upon a talent so delightful, so penetrating, so scandalous. Okojie's stories are magical in all the most interesting senses of that word: devious, enthralling, unexpected. * Nina Allan, winner of the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire *A beautiful, sombre collection with deep shadows and dazzling highlights. * Mslexia *Okojie delves into the painful, the unsayable, the unknowable. Her prose is precise and illuminating: love and loneliness are recurrent themes. * Bernardine Evaristo, The Guardian *A liberatingly odd, seductive and fearless talent. * Laline Paull, author of The Bees, shortlisted for the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction *
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Parthian Books Last Day The
Book SynopsisWith science fiction tropes recalling Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut and Olga Ravn, The Last Day is a testament to the depth and creativity of Welsh literature. Its translation into English is long overdue.
£8.55
Jantar Publishing Ltd Newton's Brain
Book SynopsisA young man creates his own time machine and travels back in time to witness battles between Prussia and Austria. The first ever SF novel written in Czech by the celebrated Modernist author Jakub Arbes.
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Watkins Media Limited Burrowed
Book SynopsisIn the distant future, a genetic plague has separated humanity in two – Subterraneans who live in underground burrows to protect their health, and strong surface-dwelling Omniterraneans. Zuzan Cayan, a brilliant Subter girl with “light blindness,” is about to leave the safety of her burrow and earn a living. With her low life expectancy, however, her options are slim. That is until she’s offered the chance of a lifetime to study the population’s broken genetic code, fix the divide and reunite the world once again. But when a new virus turns fatal for the Omnits, Zuzan must find a cure or humanity won’t simply remain separate, it will become extinct. With enemies on all sides, Zuzan must hold on to the light at the end of the tunnel – or risk the world falling into darkness.Trade Review"This is an intellectually rigorous story about scientific morality and overcoming obstacles, the author drawing on her experience as the mother of an autistic son to argue that through compassion and co-operation, anything is possible."– Financial Times"A great read for fans of postapocalyptic novels."– Booklist"Kaley’s debut, a cleverly crafted exploration of the morality surrounding a genetic virus, captivates with inventive science and adventure… Those who like meticulous detail and compassionate characters in their science fiction will enjoy this riveting thriller." – Publishers Weekly
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Watkins Media Limited World Running Down
Book SynopsisValentine Weis is a salvager in the future wastelands of Utah. Wrestling with body dysphoria, he dreams of earning enough money to afford citizenship in Salt Lake City – a utopia where the testosterone and surgery he needs to transition is free, the food is plentiful, and folk are much less likely to be shot full of arrows by salt pirates. But earning that kind of money is a pipe dream, until he meets the exceptionally handsome Osric. Once a powerful AI in Salt Lake City, Osric has been forced into an android body against his will and sent into the wasteland to offer Valentine a job on behalf of his new employer – an escort service seeking to retrieve their stolen androids. The reward is a visa into the city, and a chance at the life Valentine’s always dreamed of. But as they attempt to recover the “merchandise”, they encounter a problem: the android ladies are becoming self-aware, and have no interest in returning to their old lives. The prize is tempting, but carrying out the job would go against everything Valentine stands for, and would threaten the fragile found family that’s kept him alive so far. He’ll need to decide whether to risk his own dream in order to give the AI a chance to live theirs. File Under: Science Fiction [ Finding Your Way Everybody Hurts Body Bound City Dreams ]Trade Review“Full of adventure, charm, and deeply human insights, the world in Hess’s World Running Down is an apocalypse you won’t want to leave.”“A piercing mix of relevant social commentary braided into a riveting scifi adventure.""Books, like Hess's characters, still dare to love""A rousing and touching read.""It poured warmth and light into my chest""playful and lovingly crafted romp.""A profoundly charming, funny, romantic, and endearing read.""wildly fun trans sci-fi adventure""World Running Down is a Valentine’s Day release in the vein of Becky Chambers’ cozy, progressive science fiction.""I'm still buzzing with excitement.""Engaging prose and compelling dialogue make this novel an easy read""should please those looking for a diverting and fun queer-sf read."
£9.49
Watkins Media Limited The Glass Woman
Book SynopsisWhen you wake up without your memories, who can you really trust? Pioneering scientist Iris Henderson chose to be her own first test-subject for an experimental therapy, placing a piece of technology into her brain. At least, this is what everyone tells her. Trouble is, Iris is now without her memories so she doesn't know what the therapy is or why she would ever decide to volunteer for it. Everyone warns her to leave it alone, but Iris doesn't know who to trust. As she scratches beneath the surface of her seemingly happy marriage and successful career, a catastrophic chain of events is set in motion. Secrets will be revealed that have the capacity to destroy her whole life, but Iris can't stop digging. Trade Review"A twisty psychological thriller that plays on our current fears about AI as well as ideas about memory, trauma and the self." – The Guardian "McIlroy’s sharp sci-fi thriller debut is one part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and two parts Black Mirror... raising salient questions about the ethics of AI. This will keep readers up late."– Publishers Weekly"Stepford Wives meets 2001 Space Odyssey, The Glass Woman is a twisty, thought-provoking read with characters full of heart engaging with the debate around AI in a truly inventive and original way." – Chris MacDonald, author of Happily Every After and The Actor"A successful example of the genre with a chilling modern feel."– The Critic"The Glass Woman is that too-rare a beast – an urgent thriller with solid intellectual underpinning." – Shots Magazine"Completely absorbing, I haven’t been able to put it down."– Sarah Ward, author of The Birthday Girl and The Sixth Lie"Raises fascinating questions about consciousness and its relation to objective and subjective reality."– The Irish Times“Right from the opening chapter, where the narrator wakes up with no memory of who she is, The Glass Woman instantly hooks you with a timely take on the rise of AI, and burrows under your skin. It manages to be both a deliciously creepy and mysterious thriller and also a thought-provoking meditation on identity and memory. Hugely entertaining and relentlessly readable.”– Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient “The boundary-breaking psychological thriller I’ve been waiting for.” – Sarah May, author of Becky "I found The Glass Woman a chilling and urgent voice in ongoing debate about AI influence on human life. This novel gets to the essence of the threat; it's not about robots taking over human jobs but the human mind, being in control of human self. Ariel's voice is a rare and excellently executed second person narration." – Ania Bas, author of Odd Hours"More than simply a psychological thriller, The Glass Woman is a chilling invitation to witness what might be our future. The science is well-researched and completely believable. A novel that stayed in my mind long after I read the final page. The definition of a thought-provoking read." – Julie Corbin, author of Whispers of a Scandal"McIlroy packs a lot into this slim novel, calling into question the permanence of memory, the infallibility of technology, and the trustworthiness of those we love. Taking central themes of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Severance, and Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island to new dramatic heights, McIlroy's well-paced novel will keep readers guessing until the final pages."– Booklist"Twisty, dark and chillingly believable. The Glass Woman is a gripping exploration of memory, loss and AI." – Carole Hailey, author of The Silence Project
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Fly on the Wall Press New Gillion Street
Book SynopsisStraight-laced and content with the comforts of his home on politically-neutral Neo-Yuthea, Albert Smith leads a quiet and unremarkable life. His days are filled with sipping tea with his beloved wife and tending to his cherished garden-a picture of tranquillity in an otherwise chaotic universe. Little does he know that destiny has extraordinary plans in store for him. When Mr. Zand, an agent of extra-terrestrial chaos, launches his mayoral campaign, the once peaceful colony faces uncertain and unsettling times. Striking deaths attributed to mysterious forest creatures, forced arranged marriages, and a looming threat of suppressing secret garden meetings propel the community toward the edge of turmoil. In the face of this encroaching darkness, Albert and his neighbours must band together to resist oppression and fight for their freedom before their world collapses.Trade Review"Harper’s prose is reminiscent of some of the finest writers this country has produced; he writes with a style classic in nature, and yet post-modern in both form and content. As a writer of primarily the new weird science fiction, Harper has found his home." Robert Welbourn, author of Belonging and Ideal Angels.
£10.44
Aeon Books Ltd Journey Star
Book SynopsisA race for survivalTwenty years have passed on the colony world Eridan since the end of the war between the warrior mystics of the Halka and the heirs of the tyrannical Planetary Directorate.With the Directorate and its lethal battle-drones gone, the Halka have turned all their strength to the struggle against the cannibalistic Outrunners, so that Eridan can finally be made safe for human settlement.Yet new forces are moving as the last Outrunner bands are hunted down, and one of the survivors, an Outrunner girl whose body contains an artificial symbiotic life form, may hold the key to Eridan''s survival.As strange signals arrive from space and dissension spreads through the ranks of the Halka, the girl, the symbiont, and the last heir to the Directorate''s secret knowledge must reach Journey Star, the starship that brought humanity to Eridan.What they find there may begin a new era for Eridan...or could it destroy the Halka and everything they hope to defend?
£16.99
Serpentine Books Proximity: A gripping near future techno thriller
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ShortBox Cuckoo
Book SynopsisDorothy Weaver is an anxious 19-year old still living at home with her mother and failing a vocational art course when memories of a mysterious childhood event start resurfacing. Something about a meteor in the garden... Now, she and others have begun manifesting strange powers. Are these powers a gift or a curse? Psychic phenomenon or mass delusion? Either way, Dorothy is changing - but into what?
£999.99
Whitefox Publishing Ltd Artificial Artifacts
Book SynopsisArtificial Artifacts is a visionary debut collection of stories grounded in reality, exploring the interplay of AI and adapted technologies with human values, societal norms, and personal identity.
£999.99
Stairwell Books Solstice
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Museyon The Gene of Life
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Columbia Books on Architecture and the City A Year Without a Winter
Book SynopsisToday, weather extremes brought about by anthropogenic climate change pose relentless cognitive and imaginative challenges. Beyond news media, what are the cultural registers of this phenomenon? How can artistic and literary engagements with destabilizing natural patterns summon new planetary imaginaries—reorienting perspectives on humanity’s position within the environment?A Year Without a Winter brings together science fiction, history, visual art, and exploration. Inspired by the literary ‘dare’ that would give birth to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein amidst the aftermath of a massive volcanic eruption, and today, by the utopian architecture of Paolo Soleri and the Arizona desert, expeditions to Antarctica and Indonesia, this collection reframes the relationship among climate, crisis, and creation. The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, enveloped the globe in a cloud of ash, causing a climate crisis. By 1816, remembered as the ‘year without a summer,’ the northern hemisphere was plunged into cold and darkness. Amidst unseasonal frosts, violent thunderstorms, and a general atmosphere of horror, Shelley began a work of science fiction that continues to shape attitudes to emerging science, technology, and environmental futures. Two hundred years later, in 2016, the hottest year on historical record, four renowned science fiction authors were invited to the experimental town of Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri’s prototype for arcology, to respond to our present crisis. A Year Without a Winter presents their stories alongside critical essays, extracts from Shelley’s masterpiece, and dispatches from expeditions to extreme geographies. Broad and ambitious in scope, this book is a collective thought experiment retracing an inverted path through narrative extremes.A Year Without a Winter is edited by Dehlia Hannah in collaboration with science fiction editors Brenda Cooper, Joey Eschrich, and Cynthia Selin. The book includes a suite of commissioned stories by Tobias Buckell, Nancy Kress, Nnedi Okorafor, and Vandana Singh; essays by Dehlia Hannah, Gillen D’Arcy Wood, James Graham, Hilairy Hartnett, David Higgins, Nadim Samman, and Pablo Suarez; artwork by Julian Charrière and Karolina Sobecka; and literary excerpts by Mary Shelley and Lord Byron.Trade ReviewNamed a New York Times Critics' Top Art Books of 2019. * New York Times *Absolutely engrossing. -- Jason Farago * New York Times *A fascinating collection. -- Melinda Baldwin and Cynthia Cummings * Physics Today *A well-timed, gathered-together treatise. -- Conrad Scott * The Goose *
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Forest Avenue Press Dispatches from Anarres: Tales in Tribute to
Book SynopsisNamed for the anarchist utopia in Ursula K. Le Guin’s science fiction classic The Dispossessed, Dispatches from Anarres embodies the anarchic spirit of Le Guin’s hometown of Portland, Oregon, while paying tribute to her enduring vision. In stories that range from fantasy to sci fi to realism, some of Portland's most vital voices have come together to celebrate Le Guin’s lasting legacy and influence on that most subversive of human faculties: the imagination. Fonda Lee’s “Old Souls” explores the role of violence and redemption across time and space; Rachael K. Jones’s “The Night Bazaar for Women Turning into Reptiles” touches on gender oppression and a woman’s right to choose; Molly Gloss’s “Wenonah’s Gift” imagines coming-of-age in a post-collapse culture determined to avoid past wrongs; and Lidia Yuknavitch’s “Neuron” reveals that fairy tales may, in fact, be the best way to understand the paradoxes of science. Other contributors include Curtis Chen, Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, Juhea Kim, Tina Connolly, David D. Levine, Leni Zumas, Rene Denfeld, and Michelle Ruiz Keil, with a foreword by David Naimon, co-author (with Le Guin) of Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing.Trade Review"Dispatches from Anarres is what happens when a bunch of brilliant writers come together to pay tribute to a singular literary giant. This polyphony of voices from real and imagined worlds is timely, audacious, and teeming with style.”—Kimberly King Parsons, author of Black Light“Ursula K. Le Guin never inspired others to write like her; she inspired them to find their own imaginative powers. These deeply original stories are the result: magical, moral, wise, beautiful, and full of surprises.” —Julie Phillips, author of The Baby on the Fire Escape: Motherhood, Creativity, and the Mind-Baby Problem, and of a forthcoming biography of Le Guin“The work of Ursula K. Le Guin echoes across our time like a chorus sung by a mighty voice. Dispatches from Anarres gives other voices the chance to answer back with mighty verse. . . . A truly gorgeous anthology, with voices the world needs to hear calling the tune.”—Meg Elison, author of The Book of the Unnamed Midwife“A beautiful homage to the late Ursula K. Le Guin.” —Annie Carl, bookseller, The Neverending Bookshop"I’ll be recommending this book forever." —Joe Sacksteder, author of The Driftless Quintet “This remarkable anthology of short stories in tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin is filled with thoughtful, heartbreaking, funny tales. Some will remind you of Le Guin and others of her spirit.”—Doug Chase, bookseller, Powell’s Books "In the spirit of Ursula K. Le Guin’s own 'Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction,' in which she envisioned a storytelling beyond the old fixation on conflict and battles, Dispatches from Anarres gathers a beautiful collection of healing stories. From the whimsical to the political, these Portland writers’ magical imaginations and commitment to social justice shine on every page."—Ariel Gore, author of Hexing the Patriarchy
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Vertical, Inc. Seraph Of The End 3: Guren Ichinose: Catastrope
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Vertical, Inc. The Ghost In The Shell Novel: Film Tie-In
Book SynopsisA brand new collection of short stories based on hit manga Ghost in the Shell, published just before the highly-anticipated film release!
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Imbrifex Books A Coin for the Ferryman: A Novel
Book SynopsisThe story can now be told. In 1999, an elite interdisciplinary team headed by Nobel laureate Andrew Danicek gathered in California to carry out a ground-breaking time-travel experiment. While the rest of the world remained unaware, Julius Caesar was successfully transported from the last day of his life to a specially-constructed covert facility. Four days of conversation with historians and Latin scholars were planned, followed by Caesar’s return to the moment from which he was extracted. But despite the team’s meticulous efforts to maintain secrecy and plan for all possible exigencies, a kidnap attempt plunges Caesar into peril. Fully aware that the future of civilization may hang in the balance, one team member must summon strength she didn’t know she possessed to return Caesar to the Ides of March. The shocking details of Caesar's visit and its effect on subsequent events have been protected by draconian nondisclosure agreements....until now.Trade Review“With its novel plot point being the temporal kidnapping of Caesar, A Coin for the Ferryman is an exciting and innovative thriller with a solid historical foundation.”—Erin Britton, San Francisco Book Review“The book felt like a love letter to the classics. It was beautifully written, and well-balanced between modern drama and affection for Rome.”—Jo Niederhoff, ManhattanBookReview"Picture a beautiful young woman racing down the freeway in a classic red Corvette with a distrustful Julius Caesar riding shotgun...A wild ride from start to finish."—Sarah Rice, Booklist Magazine"A fun, thrilling and genre-bending novel. It was also thought-provoking and with the backdrop of Las Vegas it made the story even more of an exciting time travel romp.”—Stephanie, Bookfever.com “In lively style, Megan Edwards gets us turning pages.“—David Brin, best-selling author of Star Tide Rising, The Postman, and the Out of time series. “Megan Edwards has written a fine novel of ancient times, one that will entertain and inform, an important contribution—and an attention-grabber.”—Selden Edwards, NY Times best-selling author of The Little Book and The Lost Prince “A Coin for the Ferryman retells the circumstances of Julius Caesar’s assassination in 44 B.C. with some highly entertaining twists and turns. This imaginative yarn has it all: time travel and Las Vegas, archaeological digs and billionaire poultry magnates, and a good portion of sex and skulduggery.“—Michael Maas, William Gaines Twyman Professor of History at Rice University, and author of Readings in Late Antiquity, The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian, and John Lydus and the Roman Past. "This wildly imaginative journey — from the era of Julius Caesar to late 1990s Las Vegas and Los Angeles — offers a thrilling glimpse of time travel and its potential ramifications. The plot draws you in quickly, and the characters and detailed scenes keep you engaged throughout. A deeply enjoyable read."—Heather Skyler, author of Vegas Girls and The Perfect Age “A highly entertaining story line, with compelling and colorful characters, time travel, chases, and Las Vegas. Any student of Classics who has ever visited Las Vegas has wondered about what it’d be like for Julius Caesar to actually visit Caesars Palace. You know you want to know how that went, and it doesn’t disappoint! “—Dawn Smith-Popielski, Recipient of the 2021 Keely Lake Advocacy Award from the American Classical League “In its diversity of settings and languages, its intelligent combination of experimental science with high culture, A Coin for the Ferryman creates a world in which Caesar emerges as a grand figure who is also a believably flesh-and-bone man, unperplexed by any adventure.“—W. Jeffrey Tatum, best-selling author of Always I Am Caesar, The Patrician Tribune, and Professor of Classics at The Victoria University of Wellington. “Megan Edwards’ Julius Caesar takes charge of the narrative from the moment he appears. Neither the big brains of Caltech nor the bright lights of Las Vegas intimidate him for an instant. Highly enjoyable!”—Greg Woolf, Ronald J Mellor Professor of Ancient History at UCLA, and author of Et tu Bruté, The Life and Death of Ancient Cities, and Rome: An Empire’s Story. “A Coin for the Ferryman seamlessly weaves together a number of genres, including historical fiction, action/adventure, speculative fiction, and romance. I enjoyed the journey all the way from ancient Rome to modern-day America and back.”—Skylar Hamilton Burris, Editor, Ancient Paths Literary Magazine, and author of When the Heart Is Laid Bare and An Unlikely Missionary. “Megan Edwards masterfully combines her extensive knowledge of the classical world with her literary skills to produce an intriguing and compelling novel.”—Stephen L. Glass, Professor Emeritus of Classics and Classical Archaeology, Pitzer College “The skill with which she builds character, diverse places and times, and life stories entertains and instructs, in ironical concert with her detailed and daring fictions, her every account rings true.”—John B. Van Sickle, Professor of Classics & of Comparative Literature, City University of New York, Guggenheim fellow, and author of Virgil’s Book of Bucolics, the Ten Eclogues Translated into English Verse and The Design of Virgil’s Bucolics “A Coin for the Ferryman is the ideal summer read. It is peopled with an appealing, eclectic cast of characters, among them a Vegas call girl/Latinist, a Nobel laureate, a chicken tycoon, an ex-Jesuit priest, and a Costa Rican heiress, not to mention Julius Caesar himself. Megan’s fluid prose style make for such pleasurable reading that A Coin for the Ferryman, which at first glance appears might take the entire summer to read, comes to a satisfying end all too soon.”—Rebecca Lommel, Professor Emeritus in English Language, Southern Methodist University “A Coin for the Ferryman is a captivating read and powerful reminder that love, ambition, and family bonds transcend time.”—Amanda Skenandore, author of The Second Life of Mirielle West, The Undertaker’s Assistant, and Between Earth and Sky. “With an intriguing premise, an intricate plot involving the highest possible stakes, and a love story that breaks the bounds of time, A Coin for the Ferryman will engage the reader until the very end.”—Tracy Barrett, author of The Song of Orpheus, The Beast of Blackslope, and King of Ithaka “Edwards creates an authentic human being, (Julius Caesar), who quickly adapts to his new home and era, all the while using his brilliant tactician’s mind to stay three steps ahead of his adversaries.”—Brian Rouff author of Dice Angel , and The House Always Wins “Often a nail biter—certainly a page turner—A Coin for the Ferryman is a fast-paced and engrossing journey pivoting on one of the most important events in Classical history."—David Rivinus, author of Always Dreaming. “Weird science, romance, intrigue, car chases, road trips, chopper rides, and the unexpected vagaries of the heart—this one’s got it all"—Brett Riley, author of Comanche, Lord of Order, and Freaks “The mystery of a great figure with with modern characters is a true treat. I didn’t want to put it down.”—Ellen Snortland, author of Beauty Bites Beast and The Safety Godmothers
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